How do Joachim Low's Germany World Cup winners compare with past champions?

No 12: Argentina 1986Perfectly set-up to exploit their great good fortune of having the world’s
greatest player, arguably the greatest in history, but Argentina were much
more than a one-man side. The sweeper, Jose Luis Brown, shored up a
three-man defence and took centre stage in the final, wing-backs liberated
Diego Maradona and the drive of Jorge Burruchaga and intelligence of Jorge
Valdano complemented the great man’s ability to panic defenders and draw
them out of position when he could not get the job done by himself. Tested
for barely 20 minutes by England in the quarter-final and by West Germany
for half an hour in the final, it is difficult to gauge how fine a team they
were but there can never be any suspicion about the quality of their captain
and inspiration.